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daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (cvhd@indyweb.net)
Sat Sep 28 15:53:47 1996

From: cvhd@indyweb.net
Date: Sat, 28 Sep 1996 14:43:01 -0400
To: =?iso-8859-1?Q?J=FCri_?= Kaljundi <jk@stallion.ee>
Cc: cypherpunks@toad.com

>A program called F-Secure Desktop for Windows 3.x and Windows 95 is using
>Blowfish with 256-bit keys. It is meant for encrypting the files on your
>hard disk and it works nicely together with Windows File Manager or
>Windows95 shell. I would say it is one of the best strong and easy to use
>HD encryption programs (only that it costs $$).

Yes,  but how "safe" is a 256-bit key with blowfish?  Would it withstand
the efforts of big bro' ?

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